Childhood reactive arthritis.
Primary Author: N Manimegalai
Primary Author: Department of Rheumatology, Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Chennai, India.
Date Published: 2008 10 07
Abstract: Abstract not available

Total joint replacement in childhood arthritis.
Primary Author: Han Jo Kim
Primary Author: Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Date Published: 2008 05 07
Abstract: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis poses a distinct challenge to pediatric rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons. Recent developments in the medical management of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis have decreased the need for surgical intervention in this subset of patients; however, those patients who need surgery are often the most challenging cases due to their relatively small bone size, the complex deformity caused by soft tissue contractures, and the tendency for multiple joint involvement. Nonetheless, technologic improvements in implant design and surgical techniques have led to successful outcomes in otherwise debilitating conditions. A careful and coordinated approach to the surgical management of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can lead to improved function and significant pain relief for children with rheumatoid arthritis.

Common Types of Arthritis

Ankylosing Spondylitis
Behçet's Disease
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Childhood Arthritis
Chronic Back Injury
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis(DISH)
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)
Felty's Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Gout
Infectious Arthritis
Lupus
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
Lyme Disease
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Paget's Disease
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Pseudogout
Psoriatic Arthritis
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Reactive Arthritis
Repetitive Stress Injury
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scleroderma
Sjögren's Syndrome
Still's Disease
Wegener's granulomatosis